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Scott Bakula posted:http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jan/20/jerome-champagne-sepp-blatter-fifa-presidency Jerry Champagne, is this guy even real? That's a great mobster name.
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He sounds too good to be president of FIFA. Apart from his 'orange card' proposal which won't go down well itf everything else he's said is pretty much bang on the money. "We need a different Fifa," he said. "More democratic, more respected, which behaves better and which does more." "More often than ever, matches are being marred by unacceptable scenes of players surrounding and haranguing the referee," he wrote in a document first published in March 2013. (BBC) Also, he says all FIFA salaries should be made public, and FIFA presidential candidates should participate in live televised debates. That would fuckin own.
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Jan 20, 2014 17:26
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It's a great name, but it's no Tokyo Sexwale.
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stickyfngrdboy posted:He sounds too good to be president of FIFA. Apart from his 'orange card' proposal which won't go down well itf everything else he's said is pretty much bang on the money. How long until he's bought and becomes corrupt like the rest of them?
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stickyfngrdboy posted:He sounds too good to be president of FIFA. Apart from his 'orange card' proposal which won't go down well itf everything else he's said is pretty much bang on the money. this dude would be so much better than blatter or platini
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Jan 20, 2014 18:11
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stickyfngrdboy posted:Also, he says all FIFA salaries should be made public, and FIFA presidential candidates should participate in live televised debates. That would fuckin own. Yes Now, I've heard of Champagne football but this is ridiculous!!
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Jan 20, 2014 18:16
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Besides orange cards and a sin bin, Champagne also wants the following changes to the game:
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Jan 20, 2014 20:09
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Champagne makes me tipsy.
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Jan 20, 2014 20:20
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I will only support him if he changes his name to Jerry Newcastle-Bitter
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vyelkin posted:Besides orange cards and a sin bin, Champagne also wants the following changes to the game: Love him, me. Except the idea of democracy but that's probably a joke election promise anyway.
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oh em gee bee ess posted:How long until he's bought and becomes corrupt like the rest of them? Come on now. You realize the answer is that he is already corrupt or else he would never be permitted to run for FIFA president. Just give it time.
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Jan 21, 2014 00:29
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Qatar World Cup: 185 Nepalese died in 2013 – official records
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Jan 25, 2014 03:33
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Hopefully they get nuked by Israel before 2022.
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Jan 25, 2014 08:36
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Loving Africa Chaps posted:Hopefully they get nuked by Israel before 2022. Nice Zionism.
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Sepp Blatter himself has asked some of his friends in Qatar if these reports are accurate, and assures everyone that they are indeed "totally bogus." In other news, Sepp Blatter has been named "Construction Czar" for all of Qatar and assures everyone this is not a conflict of interest.
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CubanMissile posted:Sepp Blatter himself has asked some of his friends in Qatar if these reports are accurate, and assures everyone that they are indeed "totally bogus." In other news, Sepp Blatter has been named "Construction Czar" for all of Qatar and assures everyone this is not a conflict of interest. See, FIFA is so ridiculously corrupt that I honestly can't tell if the second half of this post is a joke or not.
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Jan 27, 2014 04:22
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It's a joke, but might as well be true.
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Jan 27, 2014 07:19
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FIFA is so corrupt I didn't even consider the possibility that it was a joke.
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Jan 28, 2014 06:01
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Yes, Blatter probably running again... Just what we've all been waiting for! http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/feb/07/sepp-blatter-fifth-term-fifa-president
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I, for one, am looking forward to Russia 2018.
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I can't wait to see how much it costs looking as how much was spent on Sochi
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Feb 7, 2014 15:32
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I can't wait to see Qatar one-up them.
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Scott Bakula posted:I can't wait to see how much it costs looking as how much was spent on Sochi There was an article the other day that said 100 billion
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Today FIFA admitted that slave labour in Qatar are "absolutely unacceptable", then conceded that there's little they can do to fix it. At least they've stopped saying the Guardian made it all up.
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Feb 13, 2014 18:19
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God, that's even worse than pretending it wasn't going on. "Sorry, we abhor slavery, but we've passed the point of no return. The tournament is only 8 years away!"
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TheBigAristotle posted:God, that's even worse than pretending it wasn't going on. gently caress it, give 2022 to the US or hell, Australia for all I care.
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Feb 13, 2014 19:37
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At this point I just about expect Blatter to come out and say "look, we'd love to pick a new location for the 2022 world cup, but we've already taken all this oil money  "
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Feb 13, 2014 19:39
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Dont Fifa make countries change laws on advertising and tax when there's a world cup quite frequently? One of the many reasons they love to send it off to corrupt poo poo holes.
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CareyB posted:Dont Fifa make countries change laws on advertising and tax when there's a world cup quite frequently? One of the many reasons they love to send it off to corrupt poo poo holes.
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St Evan Echoes posted:It's funny. FIFA can force a country to rewrite laws so that Mastercard get 0.1% more visibility. But outlawing literal slavery isn't worth the effort. I don't think this is very funny at all.
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Feb 13, 2014 22:44
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FIFA literally own and operate the police force in every host city when the World Cup comes to town. Police beatings won't be funded by taxpayer money, they'll instead be sponsored by Pepsi. Who says FIFA aren't doing something for Brazilian citizens?
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Feb 14, 2014 01:03
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Its indentured labour, not literal slavery. See also: ephebophilia.
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Feb 14, 2014 01:21
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CareyB posted:Dont Fifa make countries change laws on advertising and tax when there's a world cup quite frequently? One of the many reasons they love to send it off to corrupt poo poo holes. Part of the reason the Australian bid failed so spectacularly is the government said under no circumstances would the world cup be made tax exempt.
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Feb 14, 2014 05:40
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I remember when the 2010 Champions League didn't happen at Wembley and Platini said it was because of taxes, so it was held there the next year and everyone was tax exempt including the Barcelona players and support staff. Then a politician questioned why footballers should be tax exempt when people playing at Wimbledon or the golf or F1GP aren't. The answer is because FIFA.
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Byolante posted:Part of the reason the Australian bid failed so spectacularly is the government said under no circumstances would the world cup be made tax exempt. Something I don't understand is that even with the tax issue surely FIFA could make more money putting the cup in a large country like Australia. Assuming tv contracts are the same, wouldn't they sell more tickets and have more participating sponsored merchants etc? I know it was all about the exco guys getting a golden handshake (look at the comical round 1 voting tally and then round 2 correction) but surely fifas next choice goes to a country that is more a sure thing?
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MoPZiG posted:Something I don't understand is that even with the tax issue surely FIFA could make more money putting the cup in a large country like Australia. Assuming tv contracts are the same, wouldn't they sell more tickets and have more participating sponsored merchants etc? I know it was all about the exco guys getting a golden handshake (look at the comical round 1 voting tally and then round 2 correction) but surely fifas next choice goes to a country that is more a sure thing? No they're actually just choosing world cup venues based on who bribes them the most.
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blue footed boobie posted:No they're actually just choosing world cup venues based on who bribes them the most. There are also considerations with planning and zoning regulations because Sepp and his family need to make sure they get all the building contracts.
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http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/feb/16/qatar-world-cup-400-deaths-nepalese Death toll amongst Nepalese workers is now 400. 1000 people were admitted to hospital following falls.
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Feb 16, 2014 10:16
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Thats Nepalling
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German media are reporting that FIFA will have a vote on the reallocation of the 2022 World Cup later this year or at the latest at their conference in the spring of 2015. Looks like Qatar is gonna get fleeced again.
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